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Dead on arrival can also mean that a person is said by a doctor to be dead upon their arrival at a hospital, emergency room, clinic, or ward. A person can be pronounced dead on arrival if cardiopulmonary resuscitation or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is found to be futile.
It is also used to refer to the spontaneous return of cardiac activity after the patient has been pronounced dead. [2] Its occurrence has been noted in medical literature at least 38 times since 1982. [3] [4] It takes its name from Lazarus who, according to the New Testament, was raised from the dead by Jesus. [5]
In nearly all jurisdictions, dead people do not have the right to own property. When a person dies, their property needs to be distributed to others in a process called probate. People can specify their wishes before they die by preparing a will and testament. If there is no will, the laws of their country determine how the property is distributed.
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Jackson was taken by ambulance to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on June 25 where he arrived at 1:14 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m.. At the time of his death, Jackson was preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, due to begin in July 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. [12]
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